Monday, February 23, 2009

IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 23/02/2009



iPhone users not using apps
A study into the way people used downloaded iPhone applications has shown that most are barely used after downloading.
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Adobe warns of PDF threat
Users are being urged to use caution when handling PDF files following the discovery and subsequent attack of a flaw in Adobe software.
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EFTel data centre escapes fire system flood
EFTel equipment sustained only minor damage after contractors working above the Melbourne data centre allegedly broke a fire hydrant, flooding two floors of the office tower.
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Low-res laptop cams contribute to facial recognition hack
Webcam image resolution and compression are likely contributors to weaknesses in laptop facial recognition systems exposed by Vietnamese researchers at the Black Hat conference, according to a Hitachi Australia product specialist.
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Microsoft seeks refund from some laid off workers
An accounting error by Microsoft has reportedly led the world's largest software maker to notify some laid off employees last week that they would need to give back part of their severance pay.
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MWC: Telstra weighs in on spectrum issue
Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo has called on the Australian Government to provide clarity on how much radio spectrum might be opened up to advance the local mobile broadband industry.
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MWC: Hot tech picks from Mobile World Congress 2009
iTnews editor Brett Winterford discusses new mobile telephony innovations with Telstra's Hugh Bradlow and Optus' Michael Smith at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Asus planning to port Android to netbooks
Asus is planning to port Android, Google's operating system designed for phones, onto netbooks.
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Web users concerned over data privacy
Data privacy is a major concern for the majority of web users with 80 per cent of users won't give it up for more relevant advertising, according to new research.
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Google rejects Atlantis discovery claims
Google has denied claims that its Google Earth tool had been used to discover a grid of streets in the ocean thought to be the lost city of Atlantis.
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Microsoft readies new Windows 7 and Vista releases
Microsoft has announced it is to release new updates for PCs running the Windows 7 beta.
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Yahoo restructure may be announced next week
Yahoo management is likely to undergo a major restructure next week, according to industry sources.
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